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Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in Washington
Among 27 Washington counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer death rates are Pacific County, WA (8.8, 1.33 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Grant County, WA (8.6, 1.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Mason County, WA (8.5, 1.29 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 27 are significantly above the U.S. rate.
Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.
All Washington counties, highest first
Liver & bile duct cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific County | WA | 8.8 | 6.6 | 1.33x | No |
| 2 | Grant County | WA | 8.6 | 6.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 3 | Mason County | WA | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 4 | Yakima County | WA | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 5 | Kittitas County | WA | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 6 | Okanogan County | WA | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 7 | Skagit County | WA | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 8 | Cowlitz County | WA | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 9 | Grays Harbor County | WA | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.12x | No |
| 10 | Snohomish County | WA | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 11 | Pierce County | WA | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.08x | No |
| 12 | Spokane County | WA | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.05x | No |
| 13 | Walla Walla County | WA | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.05x | No |
| 14 | Thurston County | WA | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 15 | Clark County | WA | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 16 | Kitsap County | WA | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 17 | Stevens County | WA | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 18 | King County | WA | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 19 | Franklin County | WA | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 20 | Lewis County | WA | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 21 | Jefferson County | WA | 6 | 6.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 22 | Benton County | WA | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 23 | Chelan County | WA | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.86x | No |
| 24 | Island County | WA | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.86x | No |
| 25 | Clallam County | WA | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 26 | Douglas County | WA | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 27 | Whatcom County | WA | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |